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NRS 212.220

Penalties for absence without authorization or tampering with electronic device; restitution

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Berthier v. People of the Virgin Islands (2024)

Most recently applied in Berthier v. People of the Virgin Islands (December 2024)

(Added to NRS by 1997, 1225)

1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 213.400, a person who has been arrested for, charged with or convicted of a felony or a gross misdemeanor, who is being supervised electronically pursuant to such an arrest, charge or conviction and who:

(a) Is absent or attempts to be absent from his or her residence, employment or other activity authorized by the supervising agency without authorization; or

(b) Removes or disables or attempts to remove or disable the electronic device used to supervise the person,

Ê is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.

2. A person who has been arrested for, charged with or convicted of a misdemeanor, who is supervised electronically pursuant to such an arrest, charge or conviction and who:

(a) Is absent or attempts to be absent from his or her residence, employment or other activity authorized by the supervising agency without authorization; or

(b) Removes or disables or attempts to remove or disable the electronic device used to supervise the person,

Ê is guilty of a misdemeanor.

3. In addition to any other penalty, the court shall order the person to pay restitution for any damage to or loss of the electronic device used to supervise the person.

4. A sentence imposed pursuant to this section must run consecutively with the sentence imposed for the original offense.

Official source: Nevada Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Nevada statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.